Has anyone build their own winches yet?

Rob · Posted: May 07, 2004 11:22 am Post subject:

What can you use for brakes?

jono · Pop Shuvit Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Posts: 193 City: T.O.

erikn where did u get the laser cut steelhubs,
i have a mini bike htat i build in metal shop last year and im playing on putting an extension out the back with a winch type of deal so tht you can use the bike and the winch it will be sick

erikn · Posted: May 08, 2004 12:45 am Post subject:

jono, got a friend that works as a fabricator. they can do all sorts of cool metalworks... all i had to do was e-mail him a cad-drawing.

Rob, What do you mean?

Rob · Posted: May 08, 2004 6:56 am Post subject:

It has to be stopped somehow, or?

erikn · Posted: May 08, 2004 7:21 am Post subject:

Rob, yepp, and if you don't use a brake there is a small risk that you drive the winch to long and snap the handle.... not good. So the best thing is to make it brake automatic = one thing less to keep in mind. BTW, I have made some improvments of our winch so that it will be one man operational... it was a whole lot of sketching and thinking before i got it figured out. But i think it will work all right.

Ers · Faceplant Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 14 City: Grästorp

Erikn! You have to tell a Swedish friend HOW you managed to make it one man operational! I have been wondering about how to do it for a looong time now! How did you do it?